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Announcement

When Rayman Origins was originally announced it was going to have multiple episodic releases, with the first one being released in late 2010. This was however changed to make the game a more full experience. Originally it was also meant to be a prequel, as can be seen from early trailers, but was later turned into a full sequel. The name Origins was kept as the game was still focused on going back to Rayman's origins, with a gameplay style similar to the original game.

Several features seen from early trailers and screenshot never made it into the final game. A world composed of artwork and art supplies, based on Picture City from the original Rayman game, was planned for inclusion but abandoned during the development of the game. It would have featured references to art styles such as pop art and pixel art. Other cut features include Rayman's propeller ability, which could have been used by other characters as well, such as Globox. The game was originally going to include a similar life and health system to the original game, with a life counter and a health counter. Early artwork also show Big Mama on the top of Mystical Pique rather than in the Land of the Livid Dead. Early footage also shows Lum Kings giving ax x4 multiplier rather than x2.

Stop, you are killing me! Oh man! I cannot breathe! Wait; let me get popcorn. I cannot believe you've stayed alive this long! This is great; I have not laughed this hard in weeks! You're still alive. This is way better than the movies! What! Are you, scared? Do it! Do it! Do it! You kill me. I have never laughed so hard. I needed a giggle... I needed a good laugh... Either way, you die or I get more Lums... everybody wins! Don't worry, you'll be fine... probably. You don't need those... Do not make me laugh! Ridiculous! A fool's quest! There will be no more magic when I'm done! My mechas will bring order! Ha ha ha! Grow up! Stop the silliness! Quit joking! Get serious! Bene! Grazie mille! No rest for the wicked... I mean the weary!! I always wanted to be like Mr. Dark: mysterious, dark!...um, dark and mysterious.. Ha-ha!... They ARE as dumb as they look! Try and catch me now! Ha-ha! Rayman IS as dumb as he looks!

Ah ha ha! Yes. Tremble you silly creatures! Order! Reason! The very words are lost on you pea-brained peons! Boo hoo hoo. It was me. Yes. One gave me singing warts and ten-foot toenails that kept growing back...! This is the end of magic! Disappear, fairy dust! Boo! (You're always smacking each other around anyway...) To be fair, you made it easy...! (or you're very guillible) And nobody ever wanted to share my Boogers on a Stick! No worries. I'm here to help!

By hacking the game's demo, and later the final version, a script was found, which details with unused dialogue what the game's plot was originally supposed to be. In this scrapped scenario, the Magician's real name would have been Ales Mansay. He was bullied and ostracized by the other Teensies at magic school for his poor magical abilities. Although he helped Rayman to overcome Mr Dark in the original game, he secretly admired the villain's dark and mysterious nature, and wanted to emulate him. He also ended up developing a hatred for the Bubble Dreamer, whose nightmares had repeatedly overcome the Glade of Dreams and were a constant threat to its inhabitants. The Magician concocted a plan. He hid a microphone in the Snoring Tree, so that the heroes' snoring would irritate and ultimately start a war with the inhabitants of the Livid Dead. Although the microphone, disguised as a flower, can still be seen in the game itself it is never made clear who placed it there.

Throughout the game the Magician pretends that he is still a friend of the heroes, allowing him to collect Lums from them in exchange for Electoons which they can use to reach new areas. In the scrapped plot, he used these Lums to power his mechas: gigantic machines which he was building to take over the Glade of Dreams, imposing order and eliminating the chaos of the Bubble Dreamer's nightmares.

The ways of the dreamer have revealed themselves to us! You must discover what has happened to the missing royals... The clouds have become especially moody, we've never seen this nightmare before! Strange metal objects have been falling from the sky! A fakir was crushed just days ago! Electoons are the stuff of our Maker's dreams, without them we cannot fight off the nightmares for long... Hurry! Or the nightmares will worsen and the fabric of our world will unravel! We will fade like a bad dream if we do not free the Electoons more... quickly! Only Electoons can mend the fabric of the Glade... Save more!! Every Electoon we save brings us closer to ending the nightmare and saving the Glade! Bring more! The nightmare is ripping the Glade apart! Only the magical Electoons can mend the fabric of the dream.... Save more! I will contain the nightmarish forces while you save more! I'll hold off the dark dreams until you free more! Way to go team! We knew we could count on you, Ray! The master is back with us! Heed him, or get spanked!

Lums can be quite illuminating, for those who know how to use their energy... And since I do and you don't, I'd be happy to take them off your hands! I imagine he's in the throws of a bad dream again... wonder who's fault that is Ubom Nubamubo Nubarubay ubanuba... And don't forget to grab all the Lums! Gives those to someone who knows how to use them... You beat back the nightmares and crushed my dreams...but the worst is yet to come... Bubble Dreamer is yet to have his worst nightmare... It may be your worst...and last, nightmare! Relive the adventure! 'The dream continues...adventures await!

The ways of the dreamer have revealed themselves! You may seek out the missing royalty now... The royals may fallen into the abysal depths of the troubled Dreamer! The fakirs worship them blindly! They welcome the end of magic and chant myopic mantras for a new world of reason and order! We have to get up there, but the Dreamer's Door is shut tight... We must find the members of the royal house of each land of the Glade of Dreams. Only they know the secret songs to opening them! Some dark force has captured them and we haven't seen them since. They haven't raided my fridges for weeks! Not even a single call for room service; that's not like the festive royals! Finally, we can return to the Dreamer's Door and attain the Moody Clouds... At last, we will discover the origins of the strange mechanisms that fall from the sky! We must delve into the depths of the dream, there where our Maker's moods reveal themselves..

Have you saved my sisters? Each of us has the power to grant you a new power... You will need them on your quest to save the Glade from the nightmare creatures! The fabric of the dream is fraying... I'll hold back the nightmarish forces until you arrive! Meet you at the Rift!

Unused levels

Two unused levels have been found in the PC version's files. Both levels are very short and without any background. The first of the two levels features a group of Lividstones and the second one a group of flying platforms. Both levels have the old exit sign textures, although not functional, and no end. They also feature a template terrain texture, known as "Basic Ground", with the distance being shown in squares of 2 square meters.